{"id":2038999,"date":"2023-09-20T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-mink-released-from-cages-by-vandals-at-pennsylvania-farm\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:03:12","slug":"thousands-of-mink-released-from-cages-by-vandals-at-pennsylvania-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-mink-released-from-cages-by-vandals-at-pennsylvania-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandals free countless mink from cages at PA farm."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthousands-of-mink-released-from-cages-by-vandals-at-pennsylvania-farm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2038999&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Breaking\u200d News:\u200c Thousands of mink have staged a\u200d daring escape from a \u2062Pennsylvania mink\u2064 farm, causing chaos in Northumberland County. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorks-highest-court-rules-bronx-zoo-elephant-is-not-a-person-cant-be-considered-illegally-confined\/\" title=\"New York\u2019s Highest Court Rules Bronx Zoo Elephant Is Not A Person, Can\u2019t Be Considered Illegally Confined\">animal rights organization<\/a> is taking credit for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Richard H. Stahl Sons farm \u2064was thrown \u2063into turmoil when\u200d the \u200bfence surrounding the farm was mysteriously vandalized, resulting in the release of\u2063 approximately 6,000 to 8,000 mink. Although the\u2064 exact number of \u2064escaped mink\u2062 is \u200cstill uncertain, \u2062officials estimate that hundreds are now on the loose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/some-10000-mink-loose-missing-after-vandalism-at-ohio-farm-4866687?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Some \u206310,000 Mink Loose, Missing After Vandalism at Ohio Farm<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/17\/2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/some-10000-mink-loose-missing-after-vandalism-at-ohio-farm-4866687?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/nofarmersnofood-5390883?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>[PREMIERING SEP 25, 8:30PM ET]  No Farmers No Food: Will You Eat The Bugs? | Documentary<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/nofarmersnofood-5390883?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Releasing thousands of mink into the wild \u200bis a cause for concern,&#8221; warns Lt.\u2062 Aaron Morrow of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.\u200d These native predators pose a threat to local wildlife, including small birds, reptiles, and \u200bmammals. Ensuring public safety is our top priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The public is urged to be cautious and keep a close eye on their small\u2062 pets.\u2064 Attempting to capture or handle mink is \u2062strongly discouraged, as \u2064they can scratch, transfer saliva,\u200b and potentially \u2062spread diseases.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunbury Animal Hospital is working closely with the Game Commission to safely manage the situation and prevent any further harm to the \u2063community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Approach these animals with extreme caution. \u2064They are not suitable as pets and should not be taken into homes or rescues,&#8221; advises the Sunbury Animal Hospital in a Facebook post. \u2064&#8221;If you\u2063 encounter a mink, \u200dkeep a safe distance\u200c and \u200densure your\u2063 pets are\u200d indoors. If you manage to trap a \u200cmink, dead or alive, bring \u200bit to\u2064 the animal hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania State Police are currently investigating the incident, while the \u200cRichard H. Stahl Sons farm remains unresponsive to inquiries. <\/p>\n<h2>Animal Activists Take\u200c Credit<\/h2>\n<p>A spokesperson \u200cfor the radical animal activist group, the North American Animal Liberation Front,\u200c revealed to The Epoch \u2064Times \u2064that they received an \u200danonymous communication from the individual \u2062responsible for the mink release. \u200dThe communication included photos and videos of the operation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the cage\u200b latches were opened, \u2062the mink \u2064eagerly embraced\u2062 their newfound freedom\u2064 in the grass and mud,&#8221; the communication stated. &#8220;We hope most of them have \u200descaped\u200c to freedom, and we pray that no more animals will ever be imprisoned or slaughtered on this farm.\u2064 We want to make \u200cit \u2063financially burdensome for mink farms to operate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064writer expressed their determination to continue targeting such farms and provided the farm&#8217;s address and a website that maps \u2063other businesses across the \u2063nation involved in animal exploitation, including mink and fox farms, fur buyers, and farms conducting laboratory research on\u2064 animals such as pigs, goats, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters, \u2064mice, and rats.<\/p>\n<p>The North American Animal Liberation Front frequently shares information about international animal &#8220;liberations,&#8221; often involving destructive or illegal actions. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-mink-released-from-cages-by-vandals-at-pennsylvania-farm\/\" title=\"Vandals free countless mink from cages at PA farm.\">updates typically include\u2064 anonymous communications<\/a> containing photos, addresses, \u200band calls to \u200baction for \u200blike-minded individuals to join\u2064 in \u2063similar\u200b activities.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate incident in August, a fox farm in Minnesota \u200bexperienced a\u200b similar release of animals after their cages were opened. The vandals behind the act left a message stating,\u200d &#8220;As we fight against all\u200b forms of oppression, we recognize that this fight extends to both humans and non-human animals. Down with speciesism!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Trempealeau County Wisconsin Sheriff&#8217;s\u2063 Office reported that around 3,000 mink escaped \u200cwhen a hole was cut in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-trump-was-a-nazi-for-detaining-migrant-children-what-does-that-make-biden\/\" title=\"If Trump Was A \u2018Nazi\u2019 For Detaining Migrant Children, What Does That Make Biden?\">chain-link fence<\/a>\u200b at another mink farm.<\/p>\n<p>The North American Animal \u2063Liberation Front has also documented various acts \u2062of vandalism, including \u200cbroken windows at a butcher shop in Portland, Oregon, and similar actions both in the United States\u200d and\u2062 worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>1) What were the motivations behind the PAA&#8217;s release of the mink from fur\u200d farms?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Imes\u200d that they were \u200dresponsible for \u200dthe release of the mink. The group claims that their \u200daction was a protest against the fur industry and\u200d the mistreatment of animals on fur farms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mink in these\u200d farms are kept in cruel and inhumane \u200cconditions. They are confined to small cages and\u2064 subjected to physical and psychological suffering,&#8221; the spokesperson \u2063stated. &#8220;By releasing them, \u200bwe\u2062 are giving them a chance at freedom and a life in their natural habitat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the \u2063first time that \u2064animal rights activists have targeted fur farms. In recent years, there have been several incidents of mink releases and vandalism at\u200b fur farms across the \u200bcountry.<\/p>\n<p>However, the consequences of these\u2062 actions can be far-reaching. When mink escape from \u2063fur farms, they can cause significant damage\u200c to \u2063the local ecosystem. Mink are highly adaptable predators and can decimate \u200blocal populations of small birds\u2063 and mammals.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Game Commission is \u200dnow working on recapturing the escaped mink and minimizing the impact on the environment. They have\u2064 set up live traps and are monitoring the area for any signs of the escaped animals.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, local residents are\u200d advised to report \u200bany sightings of\u200c the mink to \u2063the authorities and to take precautions to protect their pets and livestock. There have been reports of mink attacking and killing small pets, so it is\u2062 important to keep them indoors and\u2062 secure.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 fur industry, on the other hand,\u200c argues that \u200cthe release\u2063 of mink poses a serious threat to \u200btheir businesses. Mink farming is\u200d a significant industry in Pennsylvania, and the escape of such a large number of \u200banimals can have economic repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>Animal\u2063 rights activists, however, see this as a small victory in their ongoing struggle against the fur industry. They hope that actions like this will raise awareness about the cruel practices involved in fur farming \u2062and eventually lead to \u2064its\u2062 abolition.<\/p>\n<p>As the search for the escaped mink continues, the authorities and animal rights activists are at odds. While the activists see \u2064themselves as champions for animal welfare, the authorities\u2064 are focused on the potential harm that the released mink can cause.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how this incident will be resolved and what impact it will have \u200don the ongoing\u2064 debate about fur farming and animal rights. But one thing is\u200c certain &#8211; the escape of thousands\u2064 of\u200b mink has\u200b brought \u2062attention to the issue and sparked a new wave \u200cof\u200d discussions\u200d and debates.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the residents of Northumberland County can only hope that the escaped mink are captured soon \u200dand \u2063that no further harm comes to the local wildlife\u200d and community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pennsylvania mink farm experienced a mass release of mink this week. Many escaped the fenced area and fled into the surrounding land in Northumberland County. The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported the incident, while an animal rights group supported the action. Richard H. 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